Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Diploglossa

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Neoanguimorpha Superfamilia: Diploglossa

Familia: Anguidae
Subfamilia: Anguinae
Genus: Ophisaurus
Species: Ophisaurus attenuatus
Subspecies: Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus

Name

Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus McConkey, 1952: 1

• Holotype: AMNH 71305, ♂, collected by John W. Crenshaw on 15 June 1948.
• Type locality: “12 miles southwest of Newton, Baker County, Georgia”.

References

Primary references

• McConkey, E.H. 1952. A new subspecies of Ophisaurus attenuatus, with a key to the North American forms. Natural History Miscellanea 102: 1–2. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ophisaurus attenuatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 September 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Eastern Slender Glass Lizard